1 John 4:9
“By this God's love was revealed in us, that God has sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him.”
— 1 John 4:9
About this verse
1 John 4:9 comes from the book of 1 John, written during the Apostolic Era (~50 AD) period. The setting is letter. The dominant emotion in this verse is grateful, with a comfort power of 90% and a tone that is celebratory. It belongs to the teaching genre of biblical literature. Key themes include divine love, salvation. Notable phrases: God's love was revealed; one and only Son. This verse contains a promise of God.
Era
Apostolic Era (~50 AD)
Emotion
grateful
Type
teaching
Emotional genome
Comfort power
Quotability
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